Perhaps we ought to take the February thermometer to Kirtland's. Could they place a new timing belt on it so it will rise? Since Monday, Feb. 15, the area temperatures have registered a low of -1 and a high of only 38, and only for a fleeting moment on Sunday, Feb. 21.

During this same period snowfall was recorded at slightly over 5 inches. Here's the daily high and low from Feb. 15, as recorded by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Rain Snow

15th 26 -1 0.06 0.7

16th 31 22 0.20 4.4

17th 33 21 0.01 0.1

18th 35 20 trace trace

19th 35 14 trace trace

20th 36 19

21st 38 29 0.17

22nd 35 32 0.09